Dry Branch | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Georgia#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Georgia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
Subdivision Type2: | Counties |
Subdivision Name2: | Twiggs, Bibb |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 361 |
Coordinates: | 32.8006°N -83.4986°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 31020 |
Area Code: | 478 |
Blank Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank Info: | 355553 |
Dry Branch (also Drybranch, Pikes Peak) is an unincorporated community located in Twiggs and Bibb counties, Georgia, United States. Its ZIP code is 31020.[1] The area covered by the ZIP code has a population of 3,198 and contains 100.81 square miles of land and is 0.4% water.[2]
The first permanent settlement at Dry Branch was made in 1808.[3] A post office has been in operation at Dry Branch since 1879.[4] According to tradition, the community was so named on account of it being a dry area.